Category: Meaning

• Amos 8.1-12 “Final Fruit-Baskets?” 202160717 RSUMC

  

  The question of the day: How long will the famine take? How many attacks can we stand? How many bodies left on the ground? How many reports of violence before we are numb?

  myoikos

  July 16, 2016

  #2016, #askseekknock, #findingJesus, #gotell, #jesus, #relationship, #weareprophets, 5 Practices, Boldness, Citizenship, Extravagant Generosity, Intentional Spiritual Growth, Meaning, Passionate Worship, Preparation, Prophets, Putting God First, Radical Hospitality, Resurrection People, Risk Taking Mission and Service, Spiritual Growth, Trust, Truth, Witness

  basket, emptiness, famine, fruit, fullness, hearing the word of God, sharing the word of God

• John 20:19-31 NRS. “Be Believing” RSUMC 20160404

  

  Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.”

  myoikos

  April 2, 2016

  #2016, #easter, #findingJesus, #helives, #newlife, #resurreciton, 5 Practices, belief, Easter, fear, Fellowship, Intentional Spiritual Growth, Meaning, Prayers, Scripture, Spiritual, Trust, Truth

  #belive, #rsumc, Jesus, relationship

• Psalm 84 Claiming A Place with God 20160207 RSUMC

  

  How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your…

  myoikos

  February 7, 2016

  #findingJesus, #innkeeper, #relationship, #rsumc, #sermons, All Saints, Christian LIving, Disicpleship, Epiphany C, Fellowship, Joy, Meaning, Ministry, Missions, Racism, Radical Hospitality, Relationship, Suffering, Worship

  at one with God, belonging, doorway, home, Jesus, open door, peace, safety, struggle, Weeping, Witness

• Luke 3.15-22 Wash Up for Jesus 20160110 RSUMC

  

     As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals.…

  myoikos

  January 9, 2016

  #findingJesus, #jesus, #savealife, #turnaround, Baptism, Christian LIving, Epiphany A, Extravagant Generosity, Meaning, Ministry, Missions, Radical Hospitality, Risk Taking Mission and Service, Witness

  Baptism, Jesus, ministry, Purpose, Salvation

• Psalm 126 Bringing in the Sheets 20151025 RSUMC

  When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”  The Lord has done great things for us, and we rejoiced.  Restore…

  myoikos

  October 22, 2015

  5 Practices, Goodness, grace, Grief and Loss, Hope, Meaning, Putting God First, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Witness, Worship

  #bringinginthesheaves, #godiswithus, #grief, #saddness, celebration, faithfulness, joy

• James 1:17-27 Jesus Wants Dewars 20150830 RSUMC

  Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of…

  myoikos

  August 29, 2015

  #forgive, #jesus, #mysundaysermons, #relationship, 5 Practices, Boldness, Christian LIving, Extravagant Generosity, Forgiveness, God, grace, Meaning, Putting God First, Radical Hospitality, Relationship, Risk Taking Mission and Service, Scripture, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Suffering, Trust, Witness

  action, dewars, do, hear, living witness, proof is in the action not the thinking, relevant

• John 6:24-35 Which Tank is Filled? 20150802 RSUMC

  So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are…

  myoikos

  August 1, 2015

  #jesus, #mysundaysermons, #rsumc, Boldness, Christian LIving, Communion, Meaning, Passionate Worship, Prayers, Sacrifice, Suffering, Worship

  #gas, #spirituallyfull, #tank, food, peace, Purpose, spirit, wholeness

• John 1:43-51 “Can Anything Good Come Out of Rock Spring?” 20150118

  The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph…

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  January 17, 2015

  Disicpleship, Holy Spirit, Meaning, Ministry, Radical Hospitality, Relationship, Service, Trust, Witness

  Church, Communion, community, connection, disciple, Disciples, Discipleship, Faith, Faith-sharing, follow, Follower, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Purpose, Salvation, Welcome, Witness

• Matthew 21:23-32 “Will You or Won’t You?” RSUMC 20140929

  When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I…

  myoikos

  September 27, 2014

  Boldness, Meaning, Ministry, Missions, Radical Hospitality, Relationship, Witness

  belong, belonging, Boldness, community, do, follow through, go, home, homework, love, no, Welcome, Witness, yes

• 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 “Holy Kisses” Last sermon at JUMC 20140615 Fathers Day

  Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and…

  myoikos

  June 14, 2014

  5 Practices, Christian LIving, Communion, Covenant, Disicpleship, End Times, Fathers Day, Holy Spirit, Intentional Spiritual Growth, Leadership, Marriage, Meaning, Witness

  community, Corinth, Farewell, God, grace, Greeting, holy, Jesus, Kiss, love, Paul, spirit